Spring semester is coming fast. Students anticipating a hectic season may want to consider taking a deep breath of yoga in Anderson Hall. Graduate assistant Kristina Hoogstra teaches two sections of yoga. "I want students to know a different type of exercise,"...
Not everyone is able to see what professors do outside the classroom and how they must balance between a variety of responsibilities that go well beyond the chalkboard. "We do a lot of hidden work that you don't see, but it's essential to keeping the...
Sunflower heads are made up of nearly 2,000 separate flowers. These flowers are not particularly impressive individually, but become something beautiful when put together. This can be seen as an apt analogy for the NIU community, who has come together...
An NIU alumni has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the next director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the Department of Justice. Andrew Traver graduated from NIU in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in...
By David Matz, Kyla Gardner, and Alex Fiore
| November 17, 2010
In the weeks since the disappearance and murder investigation of NIU freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller, campus safety and security has been a concern for NIU students and the surrounding community. In a letter sent home to parents and family members of...
The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Nov. 10 At 8:14 a.m.,...
The NIU Faculty Senate discussed Vision 2020, teacher quality, and state funding Wednesday afternoon in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. NIU President John Peters opened the meeting, expressing his concern about the lack of state funding NIU has received...
The Sigma Kappa sorority held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in honor of former Eastern Illinois University Sigma Kappa sister Andrea Will, who was murdered in 1998. "We thought this was a small way to contribute," said Angela Sheppard, Sigma Kappa...
DeKALB | NIU's Allan Barsema has been named one of Civic Ventures' 10 winners of this years' Purpose Prize. According to an NIU Today press release, the Purpose Prize is the only recognition for social entrepreneurs over the age of 60, and awards a prize...
Cyclists on campus may soon have a place to call their own. At their Oct. 21 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved bond sales of $112 million to fund construction projects around campus. Parking and road improvements are listed as projects that will...
DeKALB | If your course load seems too heavy next semester, consider taking a bowling class in the Huskie Den. Huskie Den Manager Chris Riddle teaches a total of 14 classes per semester of both Bowling I and II. "Our goal as Bowling I, being a KNPE class,...
The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Nov. 2 At about 12:45...
